Ardea herodias 09/06/2009 at 07:49:13

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Description: Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Location: Sula-Richards Farm; Milam County, Texas
Timestamp: September 6, 2009; 07:49:13
Photographer: Earl Richards
Raw Image Filename: IMG_9209.CR2

I was sitting in the bird blind set up near the pier on Turtle Pond when this Great Blue Heron flew in and settled in a tree across the water. It didn't stay long. I snapped a few photographs and it flew off, probably disturbed by the noise of the camera shutter.

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Ardea
Species: Ardea herodias


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